This is reported by the press service of the Odessa Regional State Administration.

The government support has been allocated to:

• 15 food industry enterprises – 74.8 million UAH
• 813 participants of the 'Own Business' program – 201.5 million UAH
• 5 greenhouse farms – 30 million UAH
• 14 horticultural entrepreneurs – 42.8 million UAH
• 36 veterans and their family members – 17.5 million UAH

“In total – 349 million UAH in government investments for the development of small and medium-sized businesses in the Odessa region! This ranks fifth among Ukraine's regions,” noted the OVA.

Despite the ongoing war last year, foreigners established over a thousand new companies in Ukraine. The majority of these businesses were opened in the capital, while the Odessa region ranked behind Lviv in popularity.